Resources

This training provides four modules: (1) Production (2) Responsible Mining Standards, (3) Chain of Custody and Due Diligence, and (4) Branding and Marketing. Individual modules can be found in the resource library. 

This report documents the illicit mercury flows in Mindanao, Philippines as well as the various governance practices for mercury in the study areas. The study is conducted by BAN Toxics and focuses on Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) communities in the island, where the majority of illicit mercury enters the country.

Ce guide pratique sur « La mine artisanale en Afrique Centrale, du Nord et de l’Est francophones » est le fruit d’un séminaire qui a pris place à Douala, Cameroun du 13 au 16 mars 2023.

The Conflict-Free Gold Standard provides a mechanism by which gold producers can assess and provide assurance that their gold has been extracted in a manner that does not cause, support or benefit unlawful armed conflict or contribute to serious human rights abuses or breaches of international humanitarian law.

This study explores the factors that hinder the implementation of its legal framework for mining. A combination of qualitative explorative methods was applied, including an innovative tool called “Process Net-Map”, a visual participatory mapping technique. The results help to explain the governance challenges of the ASM sector, enabling identification of policy reform options to address them. 

The authors consider how to approach transformations to sustainability in ASGM.

The report presents an overview of the impacts of ASM on biodiversity in the LAC countries and reviews strategies to address the issue. 

This slide deck was presented during a April 2024 webinar for planetGOLD national projects giving an overview of Negotiations for Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities (IL&PCs). It is the third in a series of webinars on Jurisdictional Approach (JA) / Landscape Approach (LA).

This report describes a workshop for government officials in Niger that promoted a national dialogue on ASM governance challenges related to illicit financial flows and conflict.